Build: NetBeans IDE Dev (Build 200902231810)
VM: Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM, 11.0-b15, Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment, 1.6.0_10-b33
OS: Linux, 2.6.27-11-generic, i386

User Comments:
m1k0: start debugging

ntsarb: Attempted to debug my web application (servlets)

GUEST: When initialize debug process in web project.

facilityderek: Starting debug session of Web App

davisn: Compile a JSP file

1. Having testConn.jsp with the content below:
2. Set a break point at conn = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionURL);
3. Select Run > Compile testConn.jsp

<%@ page language="java" import="java.sql.*" %>

<%
String driver = "org.apache.derby.jdbc.ClientDataSource";
String dbName="/sample";
String connectionURL = "jdbc:derby://localhost:1527/" + dbName;
Connection conn = null;
try{
     Class.forName(driver);
} catch(java.lang.ClassNotFoundException e) {
     e.printStackTrace();
        out.println(e);
}
try {
     conn = DriverManager.getConnection(connectionURL);
        out.println("CONNETED<br>");

     //body of code to go here

}  catch (Throwable e)  {
    out.println(e);
    e.printStackTrace();
} finally {

}

%>

GUEST: When start debug mode

GUEST: When start debug mode in web project

facilityderek: Starting debug session on a web appllication. A context path is set '/eportal' but no relative URL set under Run section of project properties

vincewebb: Run a web application which was created from scratch using this nightly build of NetBeans

GUEST: I was starting my web application in debug mode using apache tomcat

mburgess: Tried to run web application

stroudcuster: Start Debug on sample Stock Quote Service project w/ Glassfish V2 server

markharrod: debugging a program

vkraemer: start to debug a web app while the server is started in 'normal' mode.  GF v3 Prelude is the server

GUEST: running debugger

pavaneshwar: Clicked on Debug EAR project.

GUEST: Attempted to debug my application for the first time after installing Netbeans 6.7 Build 200902231810.

GUEST: I attempted to debug my web application (servlets).



Stacktrace: 
java.lang.NullPointerException: No base directory is defined. Properties = {name=StockQuoteService, sourcepath=/home/stroud/NetBeansProjects/StockQuoteService/StockQuoteService/src/java:/home/stroud/NetBeansProjects/StockQuoteService/StockQuoteService/build/generated-sources/jax-ws:/home/stroud/NetBeansProjects/StockQuoteService/StockQuoteService/web, jdksources=}
        at org.netbeans.modules.debugger.jpda.projects.SourcePathProviderImpl.<init>(SourcePathProviderImpl.java:150)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance0(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:0)
        at sun.reflect.NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(NativeConstructorAccessorImpl.java:39)
        at sun.reflect.DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.newInstance(DelegatingConstructorAccessorImpl.java:27)
        at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:513)
        at org.netbeans.spi.debugger.ContextAwareSupport.createInstance(ContextAwareSupport.java:125)